April 21, 1968 Eruption of Mayon

Date

April 21, 1968

Volcano

Mayon, stratovolcano

Country

Philippines

Volcanic Explosivity Index

3, moderate to large (eruption column 3 to 15 km)

Killed by

Mudflows and lahars; Pyroclastic flows, surges and direct blasts

Location

13.257° N, 123.685° E

Deaths

6

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

• January 13, 2018VEI 3 · $3.6 million
• May 7, 2013VEI 1 · 5 deaths
• November 30, 2006VEI 1 · 1,266 deaths
• February 2, 1993VEI 2 · 75 deaths
• September 9, 1984VEI 3 · 1 death
• June 30, 1981200 deaths
• January 7, 1947VEI 2 · Deaths: few
• June 5, 1938VEI 2 · Deaths: few
• January 1928VEI 3 · Deaths: few
• May 23, 1897VEI 3 · 350 deaths
• March 9, 1887VEI 3 · 15 deaths
• 18751,500 deaths
• December 8, 1871VEI 3 · 3 deaths
• January 1858VEI 2 · Deaths: few
• July 13, 1853VEI 3 · 34 deaths
• February 1, 1814VEI 4 · 1,200 deaths
• October 30, 1800VEI 2 · Deaths: few
• July 20, 1766VEI 3 · 49 deaths

Every eruption in 1968The 1900sMayonEarthquakes near MayonThis day in weather history

Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s. NCEI event 736.